Correction 9/12/22: An earlier version of this article referred to Princess Catherine as Kate Middleton.

This has been updated.

It has been over a decade since Prince William married Princess Catherine in Westminster Abbey in April of 2011.

Queen Elizabeth II and Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine

Royal duties aside, Catherine has often spoken about the queen’s adoration of her great-grandchildren.

It’s pretty clear she wasn’t going to make that mistake again," Morton said.

He added that the queen very much saw Catherine and William as the future of the monarchy.

Queen Elizabeth II and Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine

Catherine also apparently had a very sweet nickname for the queen.

She also didn’t see helicopters as the safest mode of transport.

It would spark a constitutional crisis."

The royal family all pictured together

Catherine and William likely got a very stern talking to after their trip.

“Catherine has learned by observing,” Bedell told People (viaET Canada).

“She knows what resonates.

Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine and Queen Elizabeth smiling together

She will have absorbed a lot from this queen.”

It’s also been clear over the years that Catherine borrowed from the queen’s style.

Catherine has since proven that she is deserving of this rare honor multiple times.

Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine and Queen Elizabeth dressed in black

It’s natural that Catherine wanted to be there for them as they start this new journey.

Catherine and William took to their officialInstagram accountto announce thequeen’s death.

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the caption reads.

Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine and Queen Elizabeth walking together

Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine and Queen Elizabeth having a conversation

Kate Middleton/Princes Catherine and Queen Elizabeth walking together outside